38 million euros stolen from IPARD program/ Meta: Farmers' funds to non-existent incinerators

2025-10-10 16:55:00, Aktualitet CNA

38 million euros stolen from IPARD program/ Meta: Farmers' funds to

The leader of the Freedom Party, Ilir Meta, wrote on social networks that so far 38 million euros have been stolen from the IPARD program.

According to Meta, aid funds that were supposed to go to farmers have ended up in incinerators that do not exist.

Meta emphasizes that every year Albanian farmers lose 112 million euros in aid funds from the European Union, because for the Government, stealing the state budget is no longer enough.

He underlines that the investigation into the abuse of IPARD funds is a national emergency, to stop depopulation, to save agriculture from bankruptcy through the unblocking of EU funds and to restore dignity to the Albanian farmer.

"So far, at least 38 million euros have been stolen from the IPARD program to support Albanian agriculture.

Relief funds that were supposed to go to support farmers have ended up in incinerators that don't exist, in the corrupt pockets of government clients, and in patronage groups.

As if the fact that Agriculture is today not only the most underfunded, but also the most discriminated against sector were not enough, every year Albanian farmers lose 112 million euros in aid funds from the European Union, because for the Government, stealing the state budget is no longer enough.

"Therefore, investigating the abuse of IPARD funds is a national emergency, to stop depopulation, to save agriculture from bankruptcy through the unblocking of EU funds, and to restore dignity to the Albanian farmer," Meta writes./ CNA